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Updated: 2013-07-05 12:10

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Washington: Heartfelt song

The Dimen Dong Folk Chorus, from western China's Guizhou province, performs a love song for an audience of more than 300 during the annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall on June 30. The chorus, whose concert was a foretaste of the 2014 Folklife Festival program on China, received a National Youth Award for Arts and Humanities last year from US first lady Michelle Obama. Sun Chenbei / China Daily

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Chicago: Fierce protectors

Zhao Weiping (left), the Chinese consul general in Chicago, applauds during a ceremony to install guardian-lion figures at the city's Chinese-American Museum on Monday. The pair of lions was a gift from China's Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council. Provided to China Daily

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San Francisco: Business dinner

Yuan Nansheng (third from left), the Chinese consul general in San Francisco, hosted a reception on June 28 for the Chinese Enterprise Association of Northern California. At far right is Deputy Consul General Song Ru'an. Chen Jia / China Daily

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Tornoto: Bank boost

Frank Scarpitti, mayor of Markham, Ontario, and Wang Lijun, president of the Bank of China (Canada), open a new service center for the bank's VIP customers on June 28. Over the past 20 years, the Bank of China has established over 10 branches in Canada, and its new service center will provide comprehensive cross-border integrated financial services to clients. Li Na / China Daily

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New York: Kung Fu Rap

In conjunction with a 40th-anniversary screening of Bruce Lee's Enter the Dragon at the New York Asian Film Festival on June 30, hip-hop musicians and visual artists Fab 5 Freddy (left) and MC Yan (right) presented an exhibit, Kung Fu Wildstyle, that uses Lee as a central image in several works. Here the two take part in a panel discussion moderated by exhibit curator Sean Dinsmore on the relationship between kung fu movies and hip-hop culture. Caroline Berg / China Daily

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Washington: Scholars' take

Experts on economics and US-China relations from the Peterson Institute for International Economics on Tuesday previewed next week's bilateral Strategic and Economic Dialogue and the various issues that senior officials from each country are likely to discuss. From left: Jeffrey Schott and Nicholas Lardy, both senior fellows at the institute, and Adam Posen, its president. Chen Weihua / China Daily

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San Francisco: Brand hand

Martin Roll, a Singapore-based business and branding strategist, talks to an audience of businesspeople about the next wave of global brands from Asia at a June 27 seminar organized by the Asia Society's Northern California branch. Yu Wei / China Daily

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College Park, Maryland: Art to art

Shanye Huang, a Chinese-American artist known for paintings inspired by his ethnic heritage, talks to Joann Vaughan, executive director of the Maryland Federation of Art, during a reception for the organization's annual exhibition on June 28 at the University of Maryland. Behind them is Huang's painting "Fusion", which was selected for the show along with over 100 other pieces from artists in Maryland. Cai Chunying / China Daily

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Portland, Oregon: Course completion

Kevin Reynolds, vice-provost for academic fiscal strategies and planning at Portland State University, awards a certificate to a participant at the graduation ceremony of the 2013 Summer K-12 Chinese Teacher Training Program by Confucius Institute at the university on Saturday. About 50 teachers from across Oregon took part in the intensive two-week program. Liu Renmei / For China Daily

(China Daily USA 07/05/2013 page13)

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